Officials announced their choice of the No. 9 Tigers on Sunday night after a day of frenzied speculation about how the Southeastern Conference bowl hierarchy would shake out.

LSU (10-2) is expected to face No. 14 Clemson (10-2) in the Dec. 31 game at the Georgia Dome. Coach Les Miles' team has won its five previous appearances in the Chick-fil-A Bowl, most recently a 38-3 rout over Georgia Tech in 2008.

The Tigers won the SEC championship a season ago and played in the BCS title game, where they lost to SEC rival Alabama 21-0. LSU finished behind the Crimson Tide in the West Division this season, but still has a shot at the seventh 11-win season in school history.